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Two of the nation's most intractable problems might have the same solution -- if the idea was not so politically radioactive.

As California Gov. Gavin Newsom stepped on stage at the state Democratic Party Convention this weekend, Vilma Dawson applauded with the visible faith of someone who had supported him through multiple elections and a recall campaign.

Rep. Chip Roy accused House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Monday of cutting a deal that could complicate negotiators' efforts to pass a bill to raise the US debt ceiling this week.

President Joe Biden marked Memorial Day by paying tribute to "those who died so our nation might live" during his annual speech on the day that the US honors those who have served and died in its service.

President Joe Biden and House Republicans have reached an agreement in principle to address the debt limit and cap spending. The bill text was released on Sunday evening, but the work is far from done. Now leaders in both parties have to convince enough of their members to vote for the deal, which contains provisions that lawmakers on each side of the aisle don't support.

Party leaders in Washington are waging an urgent campaign Monday to convince Democrats and Republicans to get behind compromise legislation that would avert a first-ever national default, with each side proclaiming victory following marathon talks.

Texas Republicans have approved a pair of bills targeting the elections process in Harris County, the state's largest and home to Houston, with voting rights activists accusing the GOP of plotting a "power grab" in an increasingly Democratic county.

Washington Rep. Pramila Jayapal, the chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, said Sunday that White House negotiators and Democratic leaders should be concerned about progressive support for the tentative deal to raise the debt ceiling for two years

Ron DeSantis has some catching up to do. The Florida governor entered the 2024 presidential race last week with polls showing him down about 30 points on average to Donald Trump in the GOP primary. DeSantis had trailed by closer to 10 points at the end of last year.

New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu said Sunday he will decide "in the next week or two" if he wants to mount a bid for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination and enter an already crowded field of candidates.

The White House and Republicans have agreed in principle on a deal to raise the debt ceiling, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Saturday.

After several weeks of tense negotiations, President Joe Biden and House Republicans have reached an agreement in principle to address the debt limit and cap spending.

The White House and Republican leaders in Congress were mounting an intensive push Sunday to consolidate support around a tentative agreement to raise the nation's borrowing limit, their urgent task made complicated by members of both parties voicing concerns over different provisions.

Vice President Kamala Harris on Saturday became the first woman to deliver a commencement address at the graduation ceremony at the US Military Academy in West Point, New York, warning graduates they were "an increasingly unsettled world where long standing principles are at risk."

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a sweeping bill into law Friday that will restrict education about gender identity and sexual orientation and ban books with certain sexual content from school libraries, as well as require schools to notify parents if their child asks to use a new name or pronoun.

The Texas House of Representatives has voted to impeach Attorney General Ken Paxton, an unprecedented move following a legislative probe that faulted the third-term Republican for a yearslong pattern of corruption, including abusing his office's powers, retaliating against whistleblowers and obstructing justice.

White House and House GOP negotiators are racing to finalize a deal to raise the nation's debt limit as early as Saturday with time running perilously short and the risk of a first-ever US default growing.

For weeks, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has been consistently telling lawmakers to act soon because the X-date, when the US could default, could occur as soon as June 1. Now, with June 1 days away, everyone is hoping for a reprieve and that the X-date will slip.

The Pentagon has increased its security screenings following a massive leak of classified documents allegedly by a member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard that exposed sensitive information online, according to a Defense Department spokeswoman.

Iowa Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a bill Friday that loosens child labor laws by extending the hours that teens can work and the establishments where they can be employed.